[1]Wherefore did the heathen rage, and the nations imagine vain things?[2]The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers gathered themselves together, against the Lord, and against his Christ;[3]saying, Let us break through their bonds, and cast away their yoke from us.[4]He that dwells in the heavens shall laugh them to scorn, and the Lord shall mock them.[5]Then shall he speak to them in his anger, and trouble them in his fury.[6]But I have been made king by him on Sion his holy mountain,[7]declaring the ordinance of the Lord: the Lord said to me, Thou art my Son, to-day have I begotten thee.[8]Ask of me, and I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the ends of the earth for thy possession.[9]Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces as a potter's vessel.[10]Now therefore understand, ye kings: be instructed, all ye that judge the earth.[11]Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice in him with trembling.[12]Accept correction, lest at any time the Lord be angry, and ye should perish from the righteous way: whensoever his wrath shall be suddenly kindled, blessed are all they that trust in him.
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Author: Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton (1851)
Source: ecmarsh.com